Bangkok

Bangkok

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May 1st 2015
There's no doubt that travel makes you appreciate things, such as clean air, a fork (my chopstick skills are improving but I still find canned peach slices and round, slippery vegetables tricky), Thai curries that aren't full of fat, skin and bone, peace and quiet - or, when a place is busy, crowds that move around in an orderly and civilized manner, people that can converse without yelling at eac ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more